Quality Engineer

About the role

Dauch is looking for a Quality Engineer to join its Gallipolis, OH location. The engineer leads and facilitates global and site-specific quality initiatives and their continual improvement, and handles day-to-day site quality engineering activities such as material disposition, internal and external concern management, APQP/FMEA/PPAP and metrology management. The role also involves leading and coaching problem-solving, data analysis and improvement activities.

Key responsibilities

• Collect, organize, monitor and communicate information and reports on the management system and process improvements.
• Identify, analyze and solve quality-related problems and opportunities.
• Act as technical quality liaison between the customer and the site manufacturing process, and manage customer concerns and corrective actions.
• Manage document and data control systems and lead document control, ensuring controlled documents stay current and relevant.
• Lead the electronic data collection (EDC) and Global Quality System (GQS) expert roles, and maintain the layered audit program (tracking, data entry, scheduling).
• Manage internal and external audit programs and coordinate third-party audits with the certification body and the Group Management Systems Coordinator.
• Represent the quality team in Advanced Product Quality Planning and control plan development, and facilitate PPAP, Process Sign-off and other customer requirements.
• Lead, coach and develop quality assurance team members.
• Operate and program equipment and gauges in the Quality and Metrology labs, including the CMM.
• Support the Quality and Engineering group with expertise on customer requirements, and perform other duties as assigned.

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent relevant experience.
• At least 2 years of quality engineering experience (APQP, PPAP, PFMEA, LPA, etc.).
• Strong experience with problem-solving methods such as 8D, 5Why and Fishbone.